Evidence: | 'I spent the morning in the Public Library and am reading some lovely books. I read all afternoon and tried to think up games for our next Xmas party. It's as well to be ready for it! There are lots of books of games in the library and I'm going to read them all!' |
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Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
Date: | 24 Aug 1943 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | morning | ||||||||||
Place: | city: Darlington county: Co. Durham specific address: Public Library |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | Hilary Spalding |
Age | Child (0-17) |
Gender | Female |
Date of Birth | 4 Sep 1927 |
Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
Occupation: | daughter of manufacturer; later schoolmistress and Head of English |
Religion: | Church of England |
Country of origin: | England |
Country of experience: | England |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
Additional comments: | Mrs Hilary Adams after marriage |
Author: | |
Title: | [books on party games] |
Genre: | Fiction, Books on party games |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | read in situ read in public library |
Record ID: | 6635 | |
Source - | Manuscript | |
Author: | Hilary Spalding | |
Title: | MS Diary 1943 | |
Location: | private collection of Mrs Hilary Adams | |
Call no: | n/a | |
Page/folio: | n/a |
Citation: | Hilary Spalding, MS Diary 1943 private collection of Mrs Hilary Adams, p. n/a, p. n/a, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=6635, accessed: 26 April 2024 |
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